rules + how 2 play + gen chat

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

hiii!!! thank you to everyone registering to compete in this challenge :)) here is how u play, rules, etc.

How to Play:

All participants have been split into two groups. To discover which group you are in, check the listing in the Team 1 and 2 topics. Whichever team topic lists your name, is the team you'll play for.

The goal of the game is to read as many books as possible to earn points for your team; the team with the most points at the end wins (if anyone has any prize ideas, DM me)!

To earn points, you will log what books you finish during the event. This is an example on how you should log the book you read:

Once Upon a Broken Heart
408 pages
(review link if you wrote one)
points earned: 50

There will be a key posted in each team topic showing how you should give yourself points based on how many pages was in the book. So for the example above, 401-500 pages amount to 50 points; because OUABH is 408 pages, I've given myself 50 points.

Bonus points can be earned by linking your review on the book you've read. The review must be longer than 3 sentences. Star ratings do not count as full reviews either. This will give you a extra 10 points. So, if I'd posted a review with the example above, I'd give myself 60 points.

Another way to earn bonus points is reading the BOTMs that take place this summer. By reading the groups BOTM, you not only get the points earned by the page number of the book, but you get a extra 15 points for reading the specfifc book.

These genres will not count to this challenge:

-Mangas/Graphic Novels/Comics
-Poetry
-Picture Books/Childrens Books
-Fanfiction

Rules:

-No cheating! If I find out you've cheated all points earned by you are deleted and you're disqualified.
-Do not comment on the team topic that you're not part of! You can use the general chat topic to communicate to people on the other team.
-Don't be a poor sport if your team loses. Be kind and respectful to everyone, please.

Remember I have the final say; even if something isn't listed here, I can still ban you for being inappropriate.

Have fun! Remember, the event starts June 1st and ends August 31st!

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

points key:

>50: 10 points
50-100: 20 points
101-200: 30 points
201-300: 40 points
301-400: 50 points
401-500: 60 points
500+: 70 points

earn 10 extra points by linking your book review

if the book you've read is the botm, give yourself a extra 15 points

[Maja]

Question, why doesn't poetry count?

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

♟️➖{||Maja||}➖♟️ wrote: "Question, why doesn't poetry count?"

just cuz for some poetry its like two sentences on one page. so i don't want someone js to speed read a bunch of poetry or comics yk to get points.

[ester's library]

what if we have started a book already and finish it in june? does it count?

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

yes that counts!

or if u start a book and the next month it turns out to be the BOTM and you finish it in the month it’s BOTM then you can also get the bonus points.

[ester's library]

ohhhh im glad i asked lol

[𓋼𓍊Amanda𓍊𓋼]

Hey just joined and I want to be a part of the summer competition too!!

[madeline ୨୧]

can I link my review a few days after I'll read the book? I usually write my reviews for a long time. like I would edit my message about the points, etc, and add those 10 bonus points. is that okay?

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

𓋼𓍊Amanda𓍊𓋼 wrote: "Hey just joined and I want to be a part of the summer competition too!!"

sure! ur on team 1 now. wont be taking any new registers after today everyone

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

maisie wrote: "can I link my review a few days after I'll read the book? I usually write my reviews for a long time. like I would edit my message about the points, etc, and add those 10 bonus points. is that okay?"

yes thats fine! remember u dont need to log a book as soon as u finish, you can also wait till your review is ready too. either way is fine :)

[Carson]

I have a quick question that I don't think was in the original rules post. If I dnf a book but get over 50% of the way through it can I still count it for this challenge or would you rather I didn't?

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

Max wrote: "I have a quick question that I don't think was in the original rules post. If I dnf a book but get over 50% of the way through it can I still count it for this challenge or would you rather I didn't?"

yeah i guess you can count it, but instead of giving yourself the full amount of points, only give yourself points for how many pages you actually read. so if you only read 100 pages of a 260 page book, only give yourself 10 points instead of 20.

[Lucy]

hiii i’m sorry i’m so late but is it still possible to join this and be added to a team?

[Jose]

Do audiobooks count??

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

yes, just see how many pages the book is on goodreads and use that to count your points :)

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

@lucy no sorry there’s only a little over a month left

[ester's library]

hey is heartstopper not allowed?😭

[rumaisa ⋆౨ৎ˚˖ ࣪]

does the book milk and honey count? I posted it at the beginning of July but I've just remembered that it's poetry. if it doesn't, please ignore it because i can't delete it !!

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

ester's library wrote: "hey is heartstopper not allowed?😭"

no sorry cuz its a graphic novel

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

rumaisa wrote: "does the book milk and honey count? I posted it at the beginning of July but I've just remembered that it's poetry. if it doesn't, please ignore it because i can't delete it !!"

yeah ill just ignore it cuz its poetry 👍

[ellie (telemachus’s version) (free palestine)]

i really should have asked this earlier but why doesn't fanfiction count?

[pip]

fan fiction can be anything, written by anyone, and pages are measured differently i THINK

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

ellie (aragorn’s version) (free palestine) wrote: "i really should have asked this earlier but why doesn't fanfiction count?"

just cuz i dont have any way to verify how many pages it actually is, and some fanfiction is also poetry

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

if i do a comp like this again ill try to find a way to include it cuz i use to read it a lot so ik lol

[mak ⊹₊⋆, head barista *₊˚☕୧]

the winner be released in the next week or so!